Disabled children of color (ages 3-8) face multiple, intersecting oppressions in schools and are more likely to be excluded and/or harshly punished for minor behavioral issues compared to white and/or non-disabled peers. Approaches that center multiple stakeholders (families, teachers, and administrators) using a formative intervention called a…

The purpose of the study was to investigate how knowledge of giftedness impacts self-concept of gifted adolescents. Guided by Sirgy's (1997) Self Congruity Theory and Shavelson et al.'s (1976) multidimensional hierarchical self-concept model, data collection was undertaken using semi-structured interviews with 11 Australian gifted adolescents and…

This paper analyzes the risks to child development and school readiness among children under age 6 in Pakistan. Drawing on a nationally representative telephone survey conducted in the midst of a global pandemic, between December 2021 and February 2022, we present the first nationally representative estimates of child development for children…

This study examined the role religiosity and parents play in regular alcohol use among Christian college students. Responses from a health risk behavior survey given on an alcohol-abstinent Christian campus in 2012 and 2018 were analyzed. Stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to develop a model that explains the frequency of regular…

Research Findings: In the context of parent-child book sharing, cultural influences on cognitive distancing language and associations with child executive function (EF) have been understudied. This study examined cultural group similarities/differences in parent and child book-sharing distancing language among preschool-aged dual language learners…

Education is a crucial human right, occupying the fourth spot in the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite efforts by governments and donor agencies, Nigeria's educational expectations have not yielded the desired outcomes. With approximately 10.5 million children out-of-school as of January 2022, Nigeria remains among the nations with the…

Parents weigh many factors when searching for and choosing a child care option for their child. While research typically examines factors such as the cost and availability of care within a specific location, families may have additional priorities and preferences for their family's child care arrangement. This brief examines families' access to…

The purpose of this article is to understand the perceptions of parent commissioners, elected commissioners, and principals on the political participation of parents in the decision-making process within the councils of commissioners since the adoption of Bill 105 amending the Education Act. A multiple case study was conducted with two school…

In this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured interviews to learn about caregivers' experiences with early childhood expulsion. We analyzed the data using a trauma-informed lens to examine if/how caregivers experience or do not experience trauma-informed care during or after the expulsion. Additionally, we explored the ways in which the…

Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility and physical activity-based afterschool programs have been identified as two avenues for learning social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. However, the transfer of SEL skills learned in programs is limited. One issue restricting transfer may be the misalignment between values and messages among a…

Involving plurilingual immigrant parents in their children's schooling is an understudied area. However, research shows the importance of parental involvement for all. Much literature critiques the existing understanding of the term parental involvement which is based on the practices of white middle-class parents and fails to recognize the common…

This study aims to examine teachers' expectations regarding the family's contribution to education process in special education. This study was conducted with a qualitative research design. Accordingly, the study group consisted of 23 teachers (15 females, 8 male) working in totally 7 schools in the Karamürsel district of Kocaeli province in…

A vast literature shows parental education significantly affects children's chance of attaining higher education even in high participation systems (HPS). Comparative studies further argue that the strength of this intergenerational transmission of education varies across countries. However, the mechanisms behind this cross-national heterogeneity…

The objectives of this study were to describe, analyse and compare the sound environments to which deaf and typically hearing children between 3 and 18 months are typically exposed, and identify issues to support the development of guidelines for the use of radio aids in this age group. Thirty parents of children aged 3-18 months (14 deaf children…

Introduction: Although prior research has examined adolescents' resistance to parental control, the dyadic level of analysis has been overlooked. This study attended to how a Canadian sample of parents and adolescents engaged in resisting one another by observing moment-to-moment actions as they discussed the upcoming transition to high school.…